Tag: Murder Prosecutions: Page 6

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Man Gets Two Life Sentences in Pa. Cop Killing

A Pennsylvania man was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of another man over a drug debt and second-degree murder for the slaying of Penn Hills, Pa., police Officer Michael Crawshaw, who was killed responding to a call for shots fired three years ago.

January 15, 2013

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D.C. Cop Left His Child to Die in Hot Car, Prosecutors Say

A Metropolitan (D.C.) police officer who says he is innocent is being tried for shooting and killing his 20-year-old mistress and leaving their infant child to die in a hot car in 2011.

January 13, 2013

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12-Year-Old Convicted of Murdering His Father

A 12-year-old boy has been convicted of second-degree murder for shooting and killing his neo-Nazi father as the man slept.

January 13, 2013

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James Holmes To Face Trial, Plea Delayed

The suspect accused of killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater will face a trial and enter a plea in March, a judge ruled Friday.

January 10, 2013

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Iraq Vet To Stand Trial In Officer's Murder

The Iraq war veteran accused of ambushing and murdering his officer wife on duty waived his preliminary hearing and faces a trial for first-degree murder on Jan. 24.

January 2, 2013

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Husband Arrested In Slaying of Wis. Officer

The husband of slain Wauwatosa Police Officer Jennifer L. Sebena has been arrested and is expected to be charged with her shooting death early Christmas Eve, authorities announced Thursday.

December 26, 2012

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NYC Celebrates Crime-Free Day

The city's crime-free Nov. 26 marked a steep fall in violent crime from the early 1990s in a city expected to record 400 murders this year.

December 2, 2012

Technology

Casey Anthony Detectives Overlooked Google Search

The Orange County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office has acknowledged its computer investigator missed evidence of a Google search for "full-proof" suffocation methods on the day Casey Anthony's 2-year-old daughter disappeared.

November 25, 2012

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Ex-Con Charged with N.Y. Cop's Killing

An ex-convict suspected of gunning down a New York policeman and a carjacking victim was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder as he appeared in a courtroom packed with officers.

October 24, 2012

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Former Ala. Trooper Who Murdered Trooper Girlfriend Leaves Prison

A onetime Alabama trooper who fatally shot his trooper girlfriend as she sat in her patrol car left prison Sunday after serving a 25-year prison sentence for the crime.

October 9, 2012

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3rd Ex-Fullerton Cop Charged In Beating Death

A third Fullerton (Calif.) Police officer now faces felony charges in the beating death of a homeless, mentally ill man at a bus depot last year. An Orange County grand jury indicted Joseph Wolfe, 37, on charges of involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force.

September 27, 2012

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13-Year-Old Fla. Boy Charged with Murder

A 13-year-old Florida boy faces murder charges as an adult in a case that could provide another test of sentencing rules for juveniles. Cristian Fernandez has been accused of murdering his 2-year-old half-brother and sexually abusing his 5-year-old half-brother.

September 17, 2012